And a borderוּגְבוּלin front ofלִפְנֵיthe guardrooms,הַתָּאוֹתoneאֶחָתcubit,אַמָּהand oneוְ אַחַתcubitאַמָּהwas the borderגְּבוּלon that side;מִפֹּהand the guardroomוְהַתָּאwas sixשֵׁשׁcubitsאַמּוֹתon this sideמִפּוֹand sixוְשֵׁשׁcubitsאַמּוֹתon that side.מִפּוֹ
Ezekiel 40:12
Study it in the app“And a border in front of the guardrooms, one cubit, and one cubit was the border on that side; and the guardroom was six cubits on this side and six cubits on that side.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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Ezekiel 40:12, word by word
- And a borderגְבוּלgevul
border
The border of a land.
Where else “gevul” appears- in front ofפְנֵיfene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fene” appears- the guardroomsתָּאוֹתtaot
chamber, guardroom
Chamber, room: a small room, such as the guardroom beside a gate.
Where else “taot” appears- oneאֶחָתechat
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echat” appears- cubitאַמָּהama
cubit
About 45 centimeters: from the bent arm to the fingertips.
Where else “ama” appears- was sixשֵׁשׁshesh
six
Six; also "sixth".
Where else “shesh” appears
The context
11And he measured the width of the entrance of the gate, ten cubits; the length of the gate, thirteen cubits.
12 · This verse (above)
13And he measured the gate from the roof of one guardroom to its roof, a width of twenty-five cubits, entrance opposite entrance.